6/5/2025 9:17:26 PM California launches task force to standardize smoke damage claims and remediation By Jessica Gopiao Amber Finch Addressing a growing challenge In response to the increasing severity and complexity of wildfire smoke damage across California, the...
3/14/2025 9:50:54 PM California Insurance Commissioner Bulletin Adds Guidance on Smoke Damage Claims By Jessica Gopiao David Weiss On March 7, 2025, the California Department of Insurance issued Bulletin 2025-7, which provides crucial guidance on the handling of smoke...
1/31/2025 4:59:37 PM Where there’s smoke there can be coverage. CA Federal Judge Weighs In. By David Weiss Hugh Lumpkin Jessica Gopiao Introduction Judge Corley’s (N.D. Cal.) January 10, 2025 decision in Bottega, LLC v. National Surety Corporation provides guidance for...
2/22/2023 12:49:33 AM Rhode Island Supreme Court recognizes that context and case law matter in interpreting policy exclusions By Elizabeth Taylor Max Louik At the end of January, the Rhode Island Supreme Court concluded that a pollution exclusion contained in a general liability policy did...
1/18/2023 7:14:28 PM Physical loss and reasonable expectations of policyholders: The Third Circuit whiffs By Douglas Rawles On January 6, 2023, the Third Circuit affirmed lower court rulings in 14 consolidated appeals from orders dismissing claims for property...
6/17/2020 8:02:59 PM Join us for an on-demand webinar “What policyholders really need to know about insurance for COVID-19” By Elizabeth Vieyra Reed Smith Insurance Recovery partners John Shugrue, John Ellison, Amber Finch, Richard Lewis, and Matthew Weaver offer discussion and...